Molecules Webinar | Industrial Hemp Chemistry and Nutraceutical Perspectives
Meet Our Speakers
Prof. Dr. Severina Pacifico
Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy;
Severina Pacifico is currently Associate Professor of Food Chemistry at the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, where she is Head of the Degree Course in Food Science and Human Nutrition. Her research activity, which mainly deals with the chemistry of bioactive natural products from food and medicinal plants, resulted in more than 150 publications in peer-reviewed international journals (h-index 32, Scopus—October 2021), chapters in international books, and communications in national and international conferences. Her interest in hemp is devoted to obtaining new insights in the chemistry of plant parts and/or hemp seed processing residual materials for nutraceuticals and/or cosmeceuticals perspectives.
Prof. Pacifico is member of Editorial Board of the Journals Foods, and Molecules (Natural Products Section).
On Tuesday, 16 November 2021, MDPI and the Journal Molecules organized the 23rd webinar on Molecules. The webinar was chaired by Prof. Dr. Severina Pacifico from the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Italy, and gave an overview on “Industrial Hemp Chemistry and Nutraceutical Perspectives”.
The renewed interest of the scientific community towards industrial hemp has favoured the development of project activities that gave strength to the hemp sector. The multiplicity of the hemp use for applications even far from those health-related is due to its being an endless reservoir of bioactive molecules, whose molecular and functional diversity is not fully understood. Coming back to the past for an active future in the nutraceutical food sector requires a great effort that starts from the chemistry of hemp, its products, and its wastes for the structuring of a highly exploitable and sustainable supply chain for daily life and well-being.
The first speaker to kick off the webinar was Prof. Dr. Federica Pellati who presented the uses of non-psychoactive hemp against human chronic diseases. Dr. Simona Piccolella followed with her talk on hemp seed bioactive polyphenols. Dr. Marialuisa Formato then gave a presentation on cannabidiolic acid and, finally, Dr. Maria Tommasina Pecoraro showed the nutri-cosmeceutical applications of hemp.
The webinar was offered via Zoom, and registration was required for attendance. The full recording can be found below. To stay updated on upcoming Molecules webinars organized by MDPI, be sure to sign up for our newsletter by clicking on “Subscribe” at the top of the page.
Industrial Hemp Chemistry and Nutraceutical Perspectives
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Severina Pacifico
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2022